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Definition of Discinct
1. a. Ungirded; loosely dressed.
Definition of Discinct
1. Adjective. (archaic) ungirded; loosely dressed ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Discinct
1. ungirded [adj]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Discinct
Literary usage of Discinct
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Unicorns by James Huneker (1917)
""discinct" is good, but "ufc girded" is better because it is not obsolete, and
it is more sonorous and Saxon. ..."
2. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... unzoned (rare), un- cinctured, discinct (rare). ungovernable, a. unruly,
uncontrollable, unmanageable. ungoverned, a. 1. unbridled, uncontrolled. 2. ..."
3. A Manual of Medical Jurisprudence by Alfred Swaine Taylor (1880)
"Others again, like the ¡Siamese twins, have two discinct bodies united by a broad
band of skin. Would an acephalous monster be considered as devoid of human ..."
4. A Critical Pronouncing Dictionary, and Expositor of the English Language ...by John Walker by John Walker (1810)
"... perform, dismiss, to dismiss itself, break up—s. vent, explosion, dismission,
release, performance discinct, dis-sinkt'. a. ungirded ..."
5. The Dial edited by Francis Fisher Browne (1897)
"... And silence shall be Music mute For her surcharged heart." But to reach this
passage he must make his way through a "discinct nature," and over ..."
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